The Victory Christian Academy Eagles will square off against the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Victory Christian Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Varsity Opponent: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Victory Christian Academy blew Varsity Opponent out of the water with a 43-15 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 24 points or more this season.
| 01/31/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 16 |
| 01/28/25 vs Brooklane Baptist | 16 |
| 01/27/25 @ Chilton Christian Academy | 17 |
Victory Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Brooklyn Durden, who posted 16 points, and Cate Sayer, who put up eight points and four steals. The matchup was Durden's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anne Montgomery, who scored three points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Academy didn't have too much trouble with Tuscaloosa Home Educators on Friday as they won 41-25.
Victory Christian Academy better focus on containing Samiya Ballard and Addi Newell as the pair were huge in Ezekiel Academy's win. Ballard had 13 points and eight boards, while Newell earned eight points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Newell has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Victory Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points per game. As for Ezekiel Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Victory Christian Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Ezekiel Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Victory Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 57-26 loss at the hands of Ezekiel Academy when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ezekiel Academy's Gianna Johnson, who went 9 of 13 on her way to 19 points along with seven boards and four steals. Now that Victory Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
